Huh, I can't figure it.

So as you might kin imagine, I have done exactly no work on this bike. The issue is, I have no idea what I’m doing. I thought I had a basic grasp on how to wrench, very basic as it turns out, way more basic than I thought. The problem being that electrical systems suck ass and not in the good way. If there is a single problem in the system, you have to go through and check everything. This is often facilitated by having some idea of how electrical systems work on motorcycles. I have no such knowledge. Everything I’ve done up to this point has been mechanical. I’m pretty sure it is a problem between the solenoid and the starter, since the solenoid clicks and the starter doesn’t. The issue I have is that while it is probably the starter and the manual suggests replacing rather than repairing it I don’t know that is the problem for certain, or actually with anything near a degree of confidence and I don’t want to be one of those Kragen mechanics, replacing everything in sight till the bike works. So what I’m doing is waiting with what passes for patience, for my next class to start in September. I’ll be back then.